dibaakonige

Ojibwe

Etymology

dibaakon- (“judge”) +‎ -ge (“detransitive suffix”)

Verb

dibaakonige (changed conjunct form debaakoniged, reduplicated form dadibaakonige)

1. judge (unspecified object)
2. be in politics

Conjugation

Conjugation of dibaakonige

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nindibaakonige	nindibaakonigesii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gidibaakonige	gidibaakonigesii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	dibaakonige	dibaakonigesii(n)
Obviative (3')	dibaakonigewan	dibaakonigesiiwan
Indefinite (X)	dibaakonigem	dibaakonigesiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nindibaakonigemin	nindibaakonigesiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gidibaakonigemin	gidibaakonigesiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gidibaakonigem	gidibaakonigesiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	dibaakonigewag	dibaakonigesiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	dibaakonigeyaan	dibaakonigesiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	dibaakonigeyan/yin	dibaakonigesiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	dibaakoniged	dibaakonigesig
Obviative (3')	dibaakonigenid	dibaakonigesinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	dibaakonigeng	dibaakonigesing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	dibaakonigeyaang	dibaakonigesiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	dibaakonigeyang/ying	dibaakonigesiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	dibaakonigeyeg	dibaakonigesiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	dibaakonigewaad	dibaakonigesiwaa

Derived terms

• dibaakonigewin (“judgement, law, court”)
• dibaakonigewinini (“(male) judge, (male) lawyer”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/dibaakonige-vai